JEFFERSONVILLE - Blaine Hartzler, Akron, son of Mark and Deb Hartzler, was named valedictorian along with other honors from Mid-America College of Funeral Service, Jeffersonville.
The graduation was Sept. 14 in Louisville, Ky.
Prior to mortuary school, he graduated from Westwood College of Technology in Woodridge, Ill., where he was named the most outstanding graduate of the class. In the interim between colleges, he worked at Zimmer Orthopedics, Warsaw.
He is a 2002 Graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School. He also passed his National Board Examination and will be serving his internship with his family's businesses at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, and King Memorial Home, Mentone. There he will work alongside his father, Mark, and brother-in-law, Brandon McGriff, both licensed funeral directors.
